I made it through a few minutes of practice without doing that. Maybe I'll learn."
"I expect so. When—" Saben broke off as they heard a shout from the north wall. By the time the other guards had manned the walls, a trumpet call rang out. Duke Phelan had come; but even at watch-change, later that night, no one knew why. More than a day later Bosk finally explained.
"Ours wasn't the only bunch of wounded hit," he said. "Reim Company—they're small—lost a wagonful, and the guards for it. A trade caravan was hit, in spite of heavy guard. Golden Company lost some, and they even struck at the Halverics's e